toxic shock
NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
toxic shock is a valid 11-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1X8I1C3S1H4O1C3K5
1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 5 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does toxic shock mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons.
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